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Ultra Soft tyres favoured for Monaco Grand Prix

Formula 1 teams have opted to stack up on Ultra Soft tyres for the Monaco Grand Prix, with the purple-banded compound set to be used extensively. Under Formula 1 regulations, sole supplier Pirelli nominates three compounds for each event – in Monaco’s case the Ultra Soft, Super Soft and Soft – with each driver receiving 13 sets of tyres. One set of either Super Softs or Softs must be used for one stint of the Grand Prix, while one batch of Ultra Softs must be set aside for use only in Q3. Under 2016 regulations, drivers were given freedom to choose their compounds for the remaining 10 sets. This rule was temporarily suspended for the first five races of 2017, with Pirelli...
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